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Bohmong Circle
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The '''Bohmong Circle''' () is one of three hereditary chiefdoms (or "circles") in the [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]] of modern-day [[Bangladesh]]. The jurisdiction of the Bohmong Circle encompasses parts of [[Bandarban District]]. The chiefdom's members are of [[Marma people|Marma descent]] and are known as ''ragraisa''.<ref name=":0" /> Most inhabitants of the Mong Circle settled in the south during a migration wave from the [[Kingdom of Mrauk U]] (modern-day [[Arakan State]] in [[Myanmar]]) between the 16th and 18th centuries, while inhabitants of the other Marma chiefdom, the [[Mong Circle]] settled in the northwest and are known as ''phalansa'' (ဖလံသား).<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Leadership ==
The Bohmong Circle is led by a hereditary chieftain called a "raja." The Bohmong chieftains appoint and oversee headmen called ''mouza'' and village chiefs called ''karbaris''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The incumbent chieftain is [[Aung Shwe Prue|Chaw Prue]] (ချောဖြူ), an engineer by training.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The Bohmong chieftain leads an annual three-day festival called "raj punnah," which has been held since 1875.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The Bohmong chieftain also sits on the Advisory Council for the [[Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] and the [[Bandarban Hill District Council]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== History ==
The Bohmong chieftains claim descent from [[Tabinshwehti]] and [[Nanda Bayin]] of the [[First Toungoo Empire|Toungoo Empire]].<ref></ref><ref></ref> During British rule, the Chittagong Hill Tracts were administratively divided into three circles in 1884, namely the [[Chakma Circle]], the Bohmong Circle, and the [[Mong Circle]]<nowiki/>s, each presided over by a hereditary chief from the [[Chakma people|Chakma]] and [[Marma people|Marma peoples]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The circles were codified into law with the Chittagong Hill Tract Regulations, 1900, eased revenue collection and administrative burdens on British authorities by delegating tax collection, land administration management and social arbitration responsibilities to the chieftains.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":2" /> In 1901, the Bohmong Circle extended .<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== References ==
== See also ==
* [[Marma people]]
* [[Mong Circle]]
* [[Chakma Circle]]
[[Category:Khagrachhari District]]
[[Category:Asian royal families]]
[[Category:Subdivisions of British India]]
== Leadership ==
The Bohmong Circle is led by a hereditary chieftain called a "raja." The Bohmong chieftains appoint and oversee headmen called ''mouza'' and village chiefs called ''karbaris''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The incumbent chieftain is [[Aung Shwe Prue|Chaw Prue]] (ချောဖြူ), an engineer by training.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The Bohmong chieftain leads an annual three-day festival called "raj punnah," which has been held since 1875.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The Bohmong chieftain also sits on the Advisory Council for the [[Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] and the [[Bandarban Hill District Council]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== History ==
The Bohmong chieftains claim descent from [[Tabinshwehti]] and [[Nanda Bayin]] of the [[First Toungoo Empire|Toungoo Empire]].<ref></ref><ref></ref> During British rule, the Chittagong Hill Tracts were administratively divided into three circles in 1884, namely the [[Chakma Circle]], the Bohmong Circle, and the [[Mong Circle]]<nowiki/>s, each presided over by a hereditary chief from the [[Chakma people|Chakma]] and [[Marma people|Marma peoples]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> The circles were codified into law with the Chittagong Hill Tract Regulations, 1900, eased revenue collection and administrative burdens on British authorities by delegating tax collection, land administration management and social arbitration responsibilities to the chieftains.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":2" /> In 1901, the Bohmong Circle extended .<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== References ==
== See also ==
* [[Marma people]]
* [[Mong Circle]]
* [[Chakma Circle]]
[[Category:Khagrachhari District]]
[[Category:Asian royal families]]
[[Category:Subdivisions of British India]]
September 19, 2018 at 03:33PM
